An Investigation of Tendency Status on Boys' School Students to use Drugs: A case Study of Ghazi Khan High School in Kunduz Province

Abstract

Adolescence is a sensitive, decisive and risk full period, and the tendency of people to use drugs and addiction is at the top of the risk pyramid. The main purpose of this research is to find out the tendency of drug usage among the students, which was carried out with a descriptive survey method. The data collection tool was Mohsen Golparvar's questionnaire. Validity and reliability have been measured using survey and calculation of Alpha-Cronbach equal to (0.73), which was reliable. The statistical population of this research consists of the students of the secondary course of Ghazi Khan High School in 2023, the sample size was determined using Cochran's formula with a confidence level of 95% and an error of 5%, and the desired sample was determined by stratified sampling method and a simple random selection. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed through Excel and 24 IMB-SPSS software. The findings showed that the level of tendency to use drugs among secondary school students of Ustad Ghazi Khan School is higher than the average value of μ=17.92±5.653 and P=0.004<0.05. Drug use among the secondary course students, and its levels in the 10th grade are higher than in the 12th and 11th grades. The result is that the increase in the desire to use drugs is considered a suitable basis for the addiction of teenagers and young people, and this can cause their physical, economic, family, educational and social future to face serious risks.